How we keep the roster useful.
HumanoidRoster is independent, source-first, and explicit about uncertainty. We would rather leave a field blank than turn marketing copy into fake precision.
HumanoidRoster tracks robots with a human-like body plan that are publicly shown, documented, or credibly reported. The main roster prioritizes complete bipedal humanoids, upper-body humanoids with manipulation, historically important platforms, and research platforms that materially shaped the field.
Wheeled systems are included only as explicit exceptions when the product is marketed and evaluated as a humanoid labor robot. Watchlist, excluded, and archived entries are labeled so readers can see the boundary calls instead of guessing why a system is or is not on the active roster.
Editorial independence
We do not sell rankings, sponsorship placement, or manufacturer approvals. Manufacturer material can be cited, but it is labeled and weighed differently from independent reporting, customer evidence, filings, papers, or third-party demos.
Source hierarchy
Public specs, official filings, peer-reviewed papers, archived manufacturer pages, named customer deployments, and credible third-party reporting carry the most weight. Unsourced social clips, vague launch claims, and anonymous rumors are treated cautiously or excluded.
Reality Score process
The Reality Score combines hardware maturity, demonstrated capability, commercial traction, independent verification, and transparency. Scores are editorial judgments based on public evidence, not a direct measurement of product quality or investment merit.
Manufacturer response
Companies may send corrections, updated public sources, or context. We prefer source-backed updates and will note meaningful changes in score history when the evidence materially changes a profile.
AI-use disclosure
AI tools may help with drafting, formatting, comparison checks, and consistency review. Editorial decisions, source selection, and published claims remain human-directed and should be verifiable from linked sources.
Corrections
Found an error or a better source? Send the public URL, archived copy if available, and the exact claim that should change via the contact page. We prioritize corrections that can be independently checked.
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